Automobile locking device



July 6,1926. 1,591,003

B. B. BARRETT AUTOIOBILB LOCKING DEVICE Filed Sept. 5. 1925 avwentoz Patented .July 6, 1926. i I 1 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

BERT B. BARRETT, F MINDEN, LOUISIANA.

AUTOMOBILE LOCKING DEVICE.

Application filed September 3, 1925. Serial No. 54,300.

This invention relates to a locking device body portion is also formed with an especially designed for use in connection elongated opening indicated at 12, which with a well known type of motor vehicle, opening is designed to receive the reverse the primary object of the invention being pedal toe 13. Thus it will be seen that due to provide a device of this character which 130 this construction, the device will be will lock the pedals of a motor vehicle in securely held in position over the pedals of their neutral positions to insure against unthe motor vehicle. authorized persons operating the vehicle. Supported under the body portion 5 is a A further object of the invention is the lock 14. provided with a sliding bolt 1 provision of a device of this character which adapted to lit in a suitable opening formed may be readily positioned over the pedals in the reverse pedal which in the present of the motor vehicle and locked in such showing is indicated at 16, to lock the device position to prevent removal thereof. in position, in such a way the same may A still. further object of the invention is not be removed by unauthorized persons.

15 to provide a device of this character which The lock 14 may be operated by a key will be strong and durable and one which such as indicated at 17 which may be posi- Will be exceedingly cheap to manufacture. tioned through a suitable keyhole formed With the foregoing and other objects in in the body portion 5. view which will appear as the description A hand-hold indicated at 18 is formed in proceeds, the invention resides in the comthe body portion 5 and affords means wherebination and arrangement of parts and in by the device may be readily handled by a the details of construction hereinafter deperson to apply the device, or remove it. scribed and claimed, it being understood I claim that changes in the precise embodiment of 1. In a device of the character described, the invention herein disclosed, may be made a body portion, a pair of arms formed inwithin the scope of what is claimed, withtegral with the body portion, said arms havout departing from the spirit of the invening enlargements at their free ends, said ti enlargements having openings to accommo- Referring to the drawing: date the toes of motor vehicle pedals, said 3 Figure 1 is an elevational view illustratbody portion having an opening to receive ing a lock constructed in accordance with the toe of a pedal, and means for locking the invention as positioned on the controlthe device in position.

ling pedals of a motor vehicle. 2. In a device of the character described, Figure 2 is a plan view of the locking a body portion havlng an openlng to receive 3 device. a pedal toe, arms forming a part of the Referring to the drawing in detail, the body portion and having openings to receive device includes a body portion 5 provided the toes of pedals, one of said pedals having with integral arms 6 and 7 respectively, the an opening, a lock including a sliding bolt arms being spaced apart as clearly shown adapted to move in the last mentioned openby Figure 2 and provided with enlargeing to lock the device to the pedals, and

ments 8. said body portion having a hand-hold.

Formed in each enlargement is an elon- In testimony that I claim the foregoing gated opening 9 which openings are of conas my own, I have hereto affixed my signastructions to accommodate the toes 10 of ture. the pedals 11 of the motor vehicle. The BERT ,B. BARRETT. 

